Best Prismatic Evolutions Cards to Grade
The Prismatic Evolutions cards worth grading, ranked by expected profit per submission — every grade outcome weighted by how often the card actually receives it — after current grading fees. The PSA 10 best case is shown on every row but does not decide the order. Top pick: Umbreon ex at an expected +$929.
Ranked by expected profit 27
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Expected +$929 per submission: 29.8% of 19,309 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($5,580), and only a PSA 10 covers the $2,000 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $1,325 | $1,305 | $5,580 | $675 | +$3,580 | 29.8% | +$929 | 19,309 high |
| 2 | Expected +$163 per submission: 29.1% of 12,019 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($1,424), and only a PSA 10 covers the $564 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $450 | $435 | $1,424 | $114 | +$860 | 29.1% | +$163 | 12,019 high |
| 3 | Expected +$98 per submission: 25.5% of 9,743 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($975), and only a PSA 10 covers the $325 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $235 | $234 | $975 | $90 | +$650 | 25.5% | +$98 | 9,743 high |
| 4 | Expected +$92 per submission: 28.3% of 10,847 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($990), and only a PSA 10 covers the $379 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $289 | $265 | $990 | $90 | +$611 | 28.3% | +$92 | 10,847 high |
| 5 | Expected +$68 per submission: 32.4% of 7,207 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $239 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $153 | $156 | $630 | $86 | +$391 | 32.4% | +$68 | 7,207 high |
| 6 | Expected +$68 per submission: 34.2% of 11,382 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($760), and only a PSA 10 covers the $388 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $300 | $300 | $760 | $88 | +$372 | 34.2% | +$68 | 11,382 high |
| 7 | Expected +$48 per submission: 32.5% of 10,169 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($720), and only a PSA 10 covers the $330 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $243 | $210 | $720 | $87 | +$390 | 32.5% | +$48 | 10,169 high |
| 8 | Expected +$31 per submission: 28.6% of 9,862 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($630), and only a PSA 10 covers the $266 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $180 | $162 | $630 | $86 | +$364 | 28.6% | +$31 | 9,862 high |
| 9 | Expected +$14 per submission: 29.6% of 8,696 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($510), and only a PSA 10 covers the $245 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $160 | $150 | $510 | $85 | +$265 | 29.6% | +$14 | 8,696 high |
| 10 | Expected +$14 per submission: 49.3% of 134 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($231), and only a PSA 10 covers the $115 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $33 | $25 | $231 | $82 | +$117 | 49.3% | +$14 | 134 high |
| 11 | Expected +$13 per submission: 25.7% of 13,385 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($395), and only a PSA 10 covers the $147 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $88 | $395 | $84 | +$248 | 25.7% | +$13 | 13,385 high |
| 12 | Expected +$10 per submission: 31.4% of 9,721 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($600), and only a PSA 10 covers the $296 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $210 | $168 | $600 | $86 | +$304 | 31.4% | +$10 | 9,721 high |
| 13 | Expected loss −$20 per submission: 39% of 3,685 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($178), and only a PSA 10 covers the $126 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $44 | $65 | $178 | $82 | +$52 | 39% | −$20 | 3,685 high |
| 14 | Expected loss −$21 per submission: 31.3% of 3,539 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($255), and only a PSA 10 covers the $141 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $58 | $55 | $255 | $83 | +$115 | 31.3% | −$21 | 3,539 high |
| 15 | Expected loss −$25 per submission: 33.7% of 1,537 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($160), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $18 | $35 | $160 | $82 | +$60 | 33.7% | −$25 | 1,537 high |
| 16 | Expected loss −$28 per submission: 39.8% of 6,074 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($240), and only a PSA 10 covers the $177 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $95 | $92 | $240 | $82 | +$63 | 39.8% | −$28 | 6,074 high |
| 17 | Expected loss −$32 per submission: 32.8% of 3,189 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($190), and only a PSA 10 covers the $127 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $45 | $50 | $190 | $82 | +$63 | 32.8% | −$32 | 3,189 high |
| 18 | Expected loss −$34 per submission: 42.7% of 3,165 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($153), and only a PSA 10 covers the $128 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $46 | $49 | $153 | $82 | +$26 | 42.7% | −$34 | 3,165 high |
| 19 | Expected loss −$35 per submission: 32.8% of 4,506 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($222), and only a PSA 10 covers the $145 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $63 | $55 | $222 | $82 | +$77 | 32.8% | −$35 | 4,506 high |
| 20 | Expected loss −$38 per submission: 38.9% of 4,391 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($240), and only a PSA 10 covers the $189 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $107 | $94 | $240 | $82 | +$51 | 38.9% | −$38 | 4,391 high |
| 21 | Expected loss −$40 per submission: 38.7% of 1,785 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($125), and only a PSA 10 covers the $103 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $22 | $23 | $125 | $81 | +$22 | 38.7% | −$40 | 1,785 high |
| 22 | Expected loss −$45 per submission: 32.7% of 1,412 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $106 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $25 | $35 | $120 | $81 | +$14 | 32.7% | −$45 | 1,412 high |
| 23 | Expected loss −$47 per submission: 27.3% of 1,959 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($105), and only a PSA 10 covers the $90 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $9 | $20 | $105 | $81 | +$15 | 27.3% | −$47 | 1,959 high |
| 24 | Expected loss −$52 per submission: 26.8% of 631 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($100), and only a PSA 10 covers the $95 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $14 | $25 | $100 | $81 | +$5 | 26.8% | −$52 | 631 high |
| 25 | Expected loss −$53 per submission: 29.8% of 1,923 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($120), and only a PSA 10 covers the $111 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $30 | $32 | $120 | $81 | +$9 | 29.8% | −$53 | 1,923 high |
| 26 | Expected loss −$53 per submission: 32.5% of 1,476 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($105), and only a PSA 10 covers the $100 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $19 | $20 | $105 | $81 | +$5 | 32.5% | −$53 | 1,476 high |
| 27 | Expected loss −$56 per submission: 29.5% of 2,110 graded copies came back PSA 10 ($126), and only a PSA 10 covers the $112 you have in it — a 9 loses money. Confidence high on that sample. | $31 | $26 | $126 | $81 | +$14 | 29.5% | −$56 | 2,110 high |
Best case only — no gem-rate evidence 4
Fewer than 10 graded copies in the PSA and CGC population reports. They clear the grading cost if they gem — that is all the numbers support.
| # | Card | Raw | PSA 9 | PSA 10 | Cost | Best case | Gem rate | Expected | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | $27 | — | $288 | $83 | +$179 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 29 | $8 | — | $172 | $82 | +$82 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 30 | $9 | — | $113 | $81 | +$23 | — | — | none <10 | |
| 31 | $8 | — | $89 | $81 | +$0 | — | — | none <10 |
Expected = every grade outcome weighted by its share of the card's graded population, minus the raw price and the grading cost (PSA tier fee for the graded value plus ~$20 round-trip shipping, fees as of 2026-09-26). Best case is the PSA 10 leg alone. Gem rates come from a self-selected population — collectors grade their cleanest copies — so read them as an upper bound. Raw is a blended market price, not a sale of your copy. Full method and filters on the grading index.
How to read the Prismatic Evolutions ranking
Every Prismatic Evolutions card listed here clears one bar: its PSA 10 price beats its raw price by more than the cost of grading it. 31 cards from the set pass. 27 of them (87%) have a gem-rate sample of at least ten graded copies in the population reports, and 12 of those keep a positive expected value once every grade outcome is weighted by how often the card actually receives it.
The order is expected profit, not the PSA 10 best case, which rewards the widest raw-to-gem gap whether the card gems one time in two or one in fifty. Here the top row, the Umbreon ex from Prismatic Evolutions, gems 29.8% of the time across 19,309 graded copies: +$929 is what a long run of submissions would average, $3,580 is what one lucky copy returns.
The median gem rate across the sampled Prismatic Evolutions cards is 32.4%. Roughly one submitted copy in 3 came back PSA 10, and no row here covers raw price plus fee at PSA 9, so the gem rate decides whether a submission pays. Of the 27 ranked cards, 27 need a 10 to break even and 15 lose money on expectation. 27 rest on a hundred or more graded copies.
4 cards sit below the ranking with a best case only, fewer than ten graded copies. The largest best case among them is the Glaceon from Prismatic Evolutions at +$179.
Before you submit a Prismatic Evolutions card
Grading pays on condition. The four things every grader scores — centering, corners, edges and surface — can be checked at home before paying a fee, and a copy that is visibly off-centre or has a whitened corner will not gem whatever the population says. Those gem rates come from a self-selected population of clean copies, so a random copy does worse.
The cost column assumes a PSA submission at the tier covering the card's PSA 10 value, fees as of 2026-09-26, and raw is CardTrack's blended near-mint price, not a sale of your copy: pay more, or hold a lighter copy, and the break-even moves against you. Test a card with your own numbers in the ROI calculator, see the printings that fail the bar on the Prismatic Evolutions card list, or see how gem-mint premiums run across the whole catalogue on the PSA premium index.